About Regenerative Injection Therapies (RIT)

RIT are a spectrum of cutting edge therapeutic techniques used to naturally treat and heal the cause of a painful condition rather than masking the symptom. RIT stimulates and accelerates you own body's natural ability to heal itself. Two of the most effective RIT include stem cell therapy and platelet rich plasma injections.

Stem Cell Therapy

Stem cells are "undifferentiated" cells, which allow them to develop in another type of cell that is required to repair or replace damaged tissue.

Stemm cell thereapy can repair tissue that are too damaged to heal on their own. Stem cells can stimulate the formation of cartilage, tendon, ligaments, bone and fibrous connective tissues.

Stem cells are obtained from either the patient's own tissue or a purified amniotic source. These concentrated stem cells are then injected into the patient's damaged tendon or joint.

Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy

Platelet rich plasma (PRP) therapy utilizes platelets taken from the patient's own blood to recuild the tendons or cartilage.

Platelets

Platelets normally circulate within the blood stream and are responsible for blood clotting and intitiating a healing response in an acute injury. Many acute injuries do not heal adquately and can lead to chronic pain and loss of function of the injured area. Platelet rich plasma therapy allows us to harvest the patient's own platelets and re-inject those platelets into the site of the injury to inititate healing and improvement of function. This is typically done under image guidance such as ultrasound and/or flouroscopy.

The Result

As a result, the damaged tissue begins to heal. PRP has been successful in not only relieving pain, but also in jump-starting the healing process.

Treatments

Injuries and conditions commonly treated by RIT procedures:

Back and neck pain

Golfer's Elbow

Osteoarthritis of the Knee, Hip & Shoulder

Tennis Elbow

Joint Injuries

Ligament, Cartilage & Tendon Injuries

The Injection Procedure

Platelet rich plasma therapy and stem cell injections are done at our office and take about an hour. Patients return home the same day and are often able to work the following day.

Not All PRP and Stem Cell Injections Are The Same

Experience

Our board certified physicians have years of experience in minimally invasive procedures with additional training in regenerative injection techniques. The entire staff is dedicaed to providing you with the best possible experience. Schedule an appointment with our physician to determine if one of these cutting-edge procedures could be right for you.

Technology

All procedures are performed under the guidance of ultrasound or a flouroscopy unit to maximize results. We also use the innovations of EmCyte Corporation and Apex Biologix, which, though their equipment and supplies, help us obtain some of the purest concentration of PRP and stem cells in the industry.

Reduce the Necessity for Major Surgery

Greatly reduce the need for surgery by treating injured tissues before the damage progresses any further. Imagine alleviating your knee pain without having to get a knee replacement. The goal of regenerative therapy is to heal injured tissue and not just mask the pain.

Quicker Healing Process

Regenerative therapy has helped many professionals and athletes heal rapidly from an injury and back to full activity. Regenerative therapy procedures are ideal for individuals who face ailments such as back pain, knee arthritis, tendonitis, ACL injuries, arthritis of the knee, hip or shoulder, rotator cuff tears, tennis elbow, hip bursitis, patellar tendon injury, plantar fasciitis, and Achilles tendon injuries.

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About Us

Dr. Samuel Essandoh M.D. had his residency training at the Columbia College of Physicians and surgeons at the Harlem Hospital in New York, NY. He did his fellowship in Pain Management at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan, New York one of the top two cancer centers in the entire United States where he was thought of as one of the best in the field of Pain management.

He holds three board certifications in Pain Management, Internal Medicine and Palliative Medicine.

He has multiple publications to his credit including pain management in cancer survivors and was a content review expert for palliative medicine guidelines when he was working at the Marshfield Clinic, the main competitor of Mayo Clinic in northern Wisconsin.

In 2011 and 2012 he was recognized as one of the top pain management physicians in America by the Prestigious Consumers' Research Council of America because of his dedication to patient care and the recognition from his peers and mentors.

Dr Essandoh is also a full member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.